Anarcat: The Four Horsemen of the LLM Apocalypse

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2026-05-16-four-horsemen/

I have been battling Large Language Models (LLM1) for the past
couple of weeks and have struggled to think about what it means and
how to deal with its fallout.
Because the fight has come from many fr

Artem Golubin: PyPI packages are increasing rapidly

Link: https://rushter.com/blog/pypi-packages/

PyPI is the main repository for Python packages.
One thing that I've noticed recently is the number of published packages per week.
Let's look at published counts of new package versions per week:

Th

Real Python: Python Built-in Functions: A Complete Guide

Link: https://realpython.com/python-built-in-functions/

Python’s built-in functions are predefined functions you can use anywhere in your code without any imports. They handle common tasks across math, data type creation, iterable processing, and input and

Ari Lamstein: How Remote Work Has Grown — and Shrunk — Since Covid

Link: https://arilamstein.com/blog/2026/05/18/how-remote-work-has-grown-and-shrunk-since-covid/

Remote work surged during Covid — and while it has declined since, it’s still far above pre‑pandemic levels. I just updated my Covid Demographics Explorer with the latest ACS data, and the national tr

Python Bytes: #480 Proud Parents

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/480/proud-parents

Topics covered in this episode:

Using Django Tasks in production
Co-authored with Claude?
PyPI packages are increasing rapidly
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Extras
Joke
Watch on YouTube
About the show
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PyCharm: LLM Evaluation and AI Observability for Agent Monitoring

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/05/llm-evaluation-and-ai-observability-for-agent-monitoring/

This is a guest post from Naa Ashiorkor, a data scientist and tech community builder.

Artificial intelligence keeps evolving at a rapid pace. The latest major application of AI, specifically of LLMs,

Real Python: Quiz: Tapping Into the Zen of Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/tapping-into-the-zen-of-python/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Tapping Into the Zen of Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit the origins of the poem, the meaning of several aphorisms, and the inside j

Real Python: Quiz: Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/absolute-vs-relative-python-imports/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how Python’s import system resolves modules, the differences betwee

Real Python: Tapping Into the Zen of Python

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/tapping-into-the-zen-of-python/

The Zen of Python is a collection of 19 aphorisms that capture the guiding principles behind Python’s design. You can display them anytime by running import this in a Python REPL. Tim Peters wrote the

Core Dispatch: Core Dispatch #4

Link: https://coredispatch.xyz/editions/4

Welcome back to Core Dispatch! This edition covers April 30 through May 18, 2026.
Python 3.15.0 beta 1 is officially here, which means CPython's main branch is
now open for 3.16 work. The first 3.16 a

PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #735: Agentic Architecture, Python is Weird, 3.15, and More (2026-05-19)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/735

#735 – MAY 19, 2026 View in Browser » Agentic Architecture: Why Files Aren’t Always Enough What are the limitations of using a file-based agent workflow? Why do massive context windows tend to c

Python GUIs: Adding QComboBox to a QTableView and getting/setting values after creation — Use QItemDelegate to embed combo boxes in your table views, with per-row data and value tracking

Link: https://www.pythonguis.com/faq/adding-qcombobox-to-a-qtableview-and-getting-setting-values-after-creation/


I'm using a QTableView to display data, and would like to limit the choices in some of the fields using a drop-down. I can use QComboBox to provide a list of choices in a normal UI, but how can I do

Real Python: Quiz: How to Use the Claude API in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/claude-api-python/

In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of How to Use the Claude API in Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to install the anthropic SDK, send prompts to Claude with client.messa

Real Python: How to Use the Claude API in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/claude-api-python/

The fastest way to use the Claude API in Python is to install anthropic, set your API key, and call client.messages.create(). You’ll have a working response in under a minute:
Example of Using the Cla

death and gravity: reader 3.24 released – help, multi-user updates

Link: https://death.andgravity.com/reader-3-24

Hi there!
I'm happy to announce version 3.24 of reader, a Python feed reader library.
What's new? #
Here are the highlights since reader 3.23.
Context-sensitive help #
In lieu of a tutorial mode,
the

Django Weblog: Django 6.1 alpha 1 released

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/may/20/django-61-alpha-1-released/

Django 6.1 alpha 1 is now available. It represents the first
stage in the 6.1 release cycle and is an opportunity to try out
the changes coming in Django 6.1.
Django 6.1 offers a harmonious mélange of

Talk Python Blog: Audit Your Python App Like Mozilla Audited Firefox

Link: https://talkpython.fm/blog/posts/audit-your-python-app-like-mozilla-audited-firefox/

Earlier this year, Mozilla announced that they had pointed Claude at the Firefox JavaScript runtime. The agent surfaced more than 100 bugs, 14 of them serious enough to become CVEs. That is the kind o

Paolo Melchiorre: My PyCon US 2026

Link: https://www.paulox.net/2026/05/21/my-pycon-us-2026/

A timeline of my PyCon US 2026 journey, in Long Beach (US), told through the Mastodon posts I shared along the way.

PyCharm: Improving Accessibility in JetBrains IDEs: What’s New and What’s Next in 2026

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/platform/2026/05/improving-accessibility-in-jetbrains-ides-what-s-new-and-what-s-next-in-2026/

PyCharm

Link:

Making software accessible often comes down to removing small but repeated points of friction in everyday workflows. Today, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re sharing recent improvements in